Being away from austin for 4 years, I've noticed cupcakes everywhere. I don't really understand it, are there that many people that are craving just cupcakes? There are trailers that only sell cupcakes. I don't think I'm ever just wanting a cupcake.
― Jacob Sanders, Monday, 12 October 2009 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
this profile makes david chang sound like an awful and sad human being
― don't blame pitchfork, blame america (call all destroyer), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't really understand it, are there that many people that are craving just cupcakes?
It's part of the same trend that has bars serving tater tots and restaurants doing "gourmet" macaroni and cheese. In other words, capitalizing on childhood nostalgia with "comfort foods."
― M. Grissom/DeShields (jaymc), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
people need to stop frontin, cupcakes are delicious. And you can eat them without a fork, which is v. difficult to do with other cake products i.e. regular cake.
― dr. johnson (askance johnson), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
You know who else doesn't like to eat things with forks? Small children.
― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
sometimes a man needs to eat cake on the go, and for that cupcakes are a godsend.
― dr. johnson (askance johnson), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, isn't he great?
Disappointed that Shasta didn't like his food. I wanted to check it out some day.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
i just want to clarify that as far as i can tell, laurel is the only person who has come out as anti-cupcake on this thread.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean i can see if you're not into cake in general but why would you ever hate on cupcakes specifically. like what, you want a whole cake that you can cut into slices? i'm one guy--wtf am i going to do with a whole cake?
― don't blame pitchfork, blame america (call all destroyer), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Cut it into pieces apparently?
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
well yeah and then i've got leftover cake or i need to find people to share it with or something. if i get a cupcake i can eat it and not think about cake again for however long i want.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
This summer. He's one guy. With a whole cake.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT CALL ALL DESTROYER PICTURED HERE
http://rantendrant.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fat_lady_eating_cake-3755.jpg
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
i really liked chang's food when i had it but i guess it's not v 'authentic'
― just sayin, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
lol fantastic thing to open @ work! thanking u.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
why would you ever hate on cupcakes specifically. like what, you want a whole cake that you can cut into slices?
they're basically all exterior from a baking standpoint and are nearly impossible to keep from drying out.
Already answered your question.
― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
don't worry polyp, i don't like lots of rests/chefs that people love...
and don't want to say that i'm the Alfred Soto of food opinions or anything, I just think the Momofuku chain is defnitely not my style.
― ♪♫(●̲̲̅̅̅̅=̲̲̅̅̅̅●̲̅̅)♪♫ (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I actually do like cake and I prob wouldn't turn a good cupcake down, but then again if they're not really very good I might just say "no thanks!" at the office party or whatev because I don't like frosting and I like cake to be moist.
Have had Cupcake Cafe or some other fancy West Vill NYC hipster bakery cupcakes and was really not happy w them.
― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
also, something else that bugs: naming your chain after the inventor of instant noodles is pretty corny and low-concept.
someone should start a chain named after/inspired by Hungry Man TV dinners.
― ♪♫(●̲̲̅̅̅̅=̲̲̅̅̅̅●̲̅̅)♪♫ (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
hahah it's ok mr. que more just the shock + quick minimize than anything actually bad.
uhhh i have had some moist cupcakes so not sure abt this.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
just wanted to point out that the current gourmet cupcake craze has almost made eating them without a fork impossible unless you are totes okay with having frosting smeared all over your face like a neanderthal
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
That cupcake drying thing is crazy nonsense.
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah there's this new cupcake place near our house and they smear so much damn frosting on the things that I can barely eat one without unhinging my jaw. i love cupcakes and they are delicious, but it seems like overkill
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
xxp only if they're proportioned wrong or are going insane with frosting towers or something. but i would not eat a cupcake that had those problems.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
too much frosting is a mortal sin imo
haha wait didn't you just namecheck Kick-Ass Cupcakes??????
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
xp I like that it keeps the top of the cupcake moist but I peel off frosting before eating.
― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
lol yeah i just brought cupcakes from there to my parents house when they had us for dinner! i thought they were well-proportioned.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ftr CAD is saying that this is not too much frosting on a cupcake:
http://www.thehightea.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Cupcakes-Kickass-Cupcakes.JPG
now don't get me wrong, I totally fuck with these, but never would it cross my mind to hold these things up as an example of how one should really frost a cupcake
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:32 (fourteen years ago) link
shocking that these two very well balanced and reasonable dudes are so negative about something frivolous, nostalgic, girly, baby-stroller-y, goop-dot-commy etc
― goole, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link
hahahahahhah i can't believe you are just busting out photo evidence like that!
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link
you almost have to smush it or lick it off with a finger--cupcakes should be a little more. . . elegant
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
i remember thinking it was good at the time but am willing to be overruled by dan instantly producing photos of kickass cupcakes.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Those are beautiful! But also perfect evidence of the boutique approach to baked goods when really I just want a piece of chocolate cake.
― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:35 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i mean cake is pretty undeniable
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:35 (fourteen years ago) link
though i think pie > > cake
looooooooooooooooool I thought Que said "you almost have to smash it" at first and I was all "o_O I have never had the desire to smash a cupcake"
And yes the are gorgeous and they also taste great but there is something to be said for simplicity, right? I mean, these should be an occasional treat, not the norm.
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
pie is way better than cake
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Those cupcakes Dan pictured looked pretty proportional to me.
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
CUPCAKES should be an occasional treat and not the norm is we're getting technical
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
*if
the top one on the left and the second one from the top, underneath it look pretty crazy
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
! So frosting that is as high as the cupcake is an expected, normal proportion to you???????
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
also want to point out that the only thing visible on the top right one is frosting
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
If I can see cake around the frosting then there is not too much frosting is my general rule.
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm kind of over cupcakes too, at least as being this "thing" people "front" about
― omar little, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
woah, so that's like ganache ON TOP of frosting? wow.
― pariah carey (Mr. Que), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
I could tell what was going on in the top right one. If that's all frosting and you can actuall pull it out of the holder then yes that's too much frosting.
can't actually
― Alex in SF, Monday, 12 October 2009 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
See what I don't like about those is that I want a well-distributed amount of frosting with cake in every bite -- that frosting technique guarantees that at some point there will be a mouthful of frosting or else you'll have to pull it apart and re-aportion the bites out, which negates the forkless aspect completely.
― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Monday, 12 October 2009 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link